Name of Translator: Douglas Wingate Title/Credentials: MAOM student
cigar box side one:
Characters: 貞子 (女貞子)
Pinyin: Nu Zhen Zi
English: Ligustrum Fruit, Ligustri Fructus
Notes from Translator:
The cigar box reads "Zhen Zi", an abbreviated form of Nu Zhen Zi
Translation Dr. Ger : (Nu-chen-tzu) - "Ligustrum lucidum" - WAX TREE. This is a kind of evergreen tree which bears black fruits and white or greenish-white flowers. Medicinally, the fruits are believed to be helpful especially to the nerve centers, the eyes, the five viscera, the loins and the navel. The leaves are ginven in the relief of colds, congestions, swellings, dizziness, and headaches.
Sources:
Wiseman, N. (1995). English-chinese chinese-english dictionary of chinese medicine. p. 574
KWC reference # being : KWC2007.1.358
Name of Translator: Douglas Wingate Title/Credentials: MAOM student
cigar box side one:
Characters: 貞子 (女貞子)
Pinyin: Nu Zhen ZiEnglish: Ligustrum Fruit, Ligustri Fructus
Notes from Translator:
The cigar box reads "Zhen Zi", an abbreviated form of Nu Zhen Zi
Translation Dr. Ger : (Nu-chen-tzu) - "Ligustrum lucidum" - WAX TREE. This is a kind of evergreen tree which bears black fruits and white or greenish-white flowers. Medicinally, the fruits are believed to be helpful especially to the nerve centers, the eyes, the five viscera, the loins and the navel. The leaves are ginven in the relief of colds, congestions, swellings, dizziness, and headaches.
Sources:
Wiseman, N. (1995). English-chinese chinese-english dictionary of chinese medicine. p. 574